Τετάρτη 23 Μαΐου 2012
Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj are the first artists confirmed to perform at the upcoming BET Awards '12, which will be hosted by Samuel Jackson, and Kayne West leads the pack among nominees with seven awards nominations.
The announcements came Tuesday during a press conference in New York City where Maze featuring Frankie Beverly was announced as the Cadillac Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. Beverly was on hand to thank everyone for the honor.
Melanie Fiona, Big Sean and A$AP Rocky, who are all up for awards, arrived on stage later to reveal this year's nominees. Nominees Astro, Diggy Simmons and Mindless Behavior were also at BET's studios for the special press conference.
As mentioned, Kanye West's leads with seven nominations, five shared with Jay-Z, who together as The Throne are up for Best Group, Best Collaboration, Coca-Cola Viewers Choice and Video of the Year for "Ni**as in Paris" and "Otis."
Beyonce reeled in six nominations, including Best Female R&B Artist, Best Collaboration and Coca-Cola Viewers Choice. Like her husband, Jay, she has two nods for Video of the Year. Visuals for "Countdown" and "Love on Top" are both nominated.
The BET Awards '12 will take place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Sunday, July 1 at 8 p.m. ET and will air on BET. In 2013, the ceremony will be held at Nokia Theatre in L.A.
Here are the music nominees for the BET Awards '12:
Best Female R&B Artist :
1. Marsha Ambrosius
2. Beyoncé
3. Mary J. Blige
4. Melanie Fiona
5. Rihanna
Best Male R&B Artist :
1. Chris Brown
2. Bruno Mars
3. Miguel
4. Trey Songz
5. Usher
Best Group :
1. Bad Meets Evil
2. Diddy-Dirty Money
3. Maybach Music Group
4. Mindless Behavior
5. The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West)
Best Collaboration :
1. Beyoncé featuring J. Cole, "Party"
2. Big Sean featuring Kanye West & Roscoe Dash, "Marvin & Chardonnay"
3. DJ Khaled featuring Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne, "I'm on One"
4. Drake featuring Lil Wayne & Tyga, "The Motto"
5. The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) featuring Otis Redding, "Otis"
6. Wale featuring Miguel, "Lotus Flower Bomb"
Best Male Hip-Hop Artist :
1. Big Sean
2. Drake
3. J. Cole
4. Lil Wayne
5. Rick Ross
6. Young Jeezy
Best Female Hip-Hop Artist :
1. Diamond
2. Nicki Minaj
3. Brianna Perry
4. Trina
Video of the Year :
1. Beyoncé, "Countdown"
2. Beyoncé, "Love on Top"
3. The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West), "Ni**as in Paris"
4. The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) featuring Otis Redding, "Otis"
5. Usher, "Climax"
Video Director of the Year :
1. Beyoncé & Alan Ferguson
2. Benny Boom
3. Chris Brown & Godfrey Tabarez
4. Kanye West
5. Hype Williams
Best New Artist :
1. A$AP Rocky
2. Big Sean
3. Diggy
4. Future
5. Meek Mill
Best Gospel :
1. Yolanda Adams
2. Kim Burrell
3. James Fortune & FIYA
4. Fred Hammond
5. Trin-I-Tee 5:7
Coca-Cola Viewers' Choice Award :
1. Beyoncé, "Love on Top"
2. Chris Brown, "Turn Up the Music"
3. Drake featuring Lil Wayne & Tyga, "The Motto"
4. Mindless Behavior, "Hello"
5. The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) featuring Otis Redding, "Otis"
6. Wale featuring Miguel, "Lotus Flower Bomb"
Centric Award :
1. Common
2. Estelle
3. Robert Glasper
4. Robin Thicke
5. Tyrese
Best International Act: Africa
1. Camp Mulla (Kenya)
2. Ice Prince (Nigeria)
3. Lira (South Africa)
4. Mokobe (Mali)
5. Sarkodie (Ghana)
6. Wizkid (Nigeria)
Best International Act: U.K.
1. Estelle
2. Labrinth
3. Emeli Sandé
4. Sway
5. Wretch 32
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